Red-tailed leaflove
| Red-tailed leaflove | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Phyllastrephus |
| Species: | P. scandens |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllastrephus scandens Swainson, 1837 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyrrhurus scandens | |
The red-tailed leaflove (Phyllastrephus scandens) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Pyrrhurus scandens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
External links
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